Dominica: Before the Dominica Test against the West Indies, Virat Kohli and Rahul Dravid posted a touching message together on social media. This marks the pair's first visit to Windsor Park in 12 years, as they were colleagues there in 2011 during the same match.
Dominica would host a Test match for the first time in six years; the last time was in 2011 during India's tour. The series, which is being led by MS Dhoni, would now be 1-0 in favor of the visitors. In the encounter in Dominica, Shivanarine Chanderpaul's 116 did give them a scare.
India was able to draw the game thanks to players like Murali Vijay, Harbhajan Singh, and Dravid, and went on to win the series 1-0 in the end. The team for the game included a young Kohli, who hit 30 runs in the first innings.
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With the return of Test matches to Dominica, Kohli made the decision to post a touching message on social media in support of the current Indian coach. The renowned batter claimed he never expected that both men, who were previously teammates, would return to the field in different roles.
"The only two guys part of the last test we played at Dominica in 2011. Never imagined the journey would bring us back here in different capacities. Highly grateful," said Kohli.
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India will be attempting to move past the heartbreak of the WTC 2023 Final against Australia and begin the new cycle against the West Indies on a bright tone. With Cheteshwar Pujara and Mohammed Shami being left off the team, India has made some significant changes for the Test series.
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